Oh, my gosh, Debbie!! I don't envy you one bit all that work! I can laugh at the way you tell the story and imagine all the beauty, but ... the bugs! I've had chiggers before. NO THANKS! Forty years ago, all I was told to do was to put clear nail polish on the red spots. I guess that was to suffocate the little buggers, but it didn't do anything for the itching! OWIES!! It was also too long ago to remember if the nail polish worked or not. LOL

If I was you, I'd have your place fumigated by experts. Shoot! I'm having a time just fighting the flies around here! Bleckies! Nasty moscas!! It sounds worse to say it in Spanish. LOL

LOVED... just LOVED the picture of the dogwood! It's wonderous to see how magnificently God clothes His creation! Takes my breath away, it does! Thanks for sharing.